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Tarasenko leads St. Louis Blues past Edmonton Oilers in first game since layoff
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists as the St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Wednesday night. Brandon Saad, Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou also scored in St. L...
Dec 29, 2021

Manchester City strengthens grip on EPL title by taking 8-point lead
Manchester City's grip on its Premier League title hasn't been this strong all season. A 1-0 win at Brentford on Wednesday, coupled with Chelsea conceding a stoppage-time goal to draw 1-1 against Brig...
Dec 29, 2021

Border agency closes two Atlantic offices due to COVID-19 infections, close contacts
OTTAWA - Canada's border agency said it is temporarily closing two ports of entry in the Atlantic region due to COVID-19. The Canada Border Services Agency said the affected offices are in Bathurst, N...
Dec 29, 2021

CP NewsAlert: B.C. delays return to class for most students until Jan. 10 over COVID
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is delaying the full return to classrooms in January to allow public health officials to assess the impact of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and give school staff time to im...
Dec 29, 2021

P.A. Rotary Club receives Premier's Service Club Award
The Rotary Club of Prince Albert is receiving a provincial award for the positive impact they've had during the COVID-19 pandemic. They're one of two organizations receiving the 2020 Premier's Service...
Dec 29, 2021

Canada's bobsled team places 13 team members in COVID-19 protocols
SIGULDA, Latvia - Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton has placed 10 of its athletes and three staff members into COVID-19 protocols. A spokesman from the national sport organization confirmed the outbreak on We...
Dec 29, 2021

WDM Light Up the Village continues to Jan. 7
The Light Up the Village illumination display continues to be a popular draw at the Western Development Museum (WDM) this holiday season.Joyce Smith, manager of WDM North Battleford, said everything i...
Dec 29, 2021

Plenty of Canadian content on display in February UFC cards
Featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu is one of four Canadians lined up for a UFC Fight Night card Feb. 5 in Las Vegas. Middleweight Marc-Andre (PowerBar) Barriault, flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon and bant...
Dec 29, 2021

Canucks forwards Boeser, Di Giuseppe added to NHL's COVID protocol
Vancouver Canucks forwards Brock Boeser and Phillip Di Giuseppe and a member of the team's support staff have been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list hours before the team was scheduled to retu...
Dec 29, 2021

RCMP Report Pt. 2: Series of Battlefords break-ins
During the past two weeks, the Battlefords RCMP had 905 calls for service, including another series of break-ins that may be connected.Several of the 13 break and enters included vehicles taken during...
Dec 29, 2021